Birdland was a legendary nightclub in New York City and, from 1949
to 1965, was the scene for the greatest jazz music and musicians in
the world. This illustrated book offers a history of this legendary
jazz club and presents the greats who played its stage, in capsule
biographies, vintage photos, and rare memorabilia. Named after
legendary jazz saxophonist Charlie Yardbird Parker, the club
showcased memorable double and triple bills lasting until dawn.
Many classic live recordings were made at the Jazz Corner of the
World, such as A Night at Birdland by the Art Blakey Quintet, Basie
at Birdland, and Coltrane, Live at Birdland. Birdland established
itself as the one place that every jazz musician had to play.
Greats such as Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Bud Powell, Miles
Davis, Thelonious Monk, Count Basie, John Coltrane, Art Tatum, Art
Blakey, Horace Silver, Clifford Brown, Ella Fitzgerald, Stan Getz,
Lester Young, Billie Holiday, Oscar Peterson, and Sonny Rollins, to
name only a few, graced its stage.
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